When I’m feeling a little lost, avocados always help me find my way back to myself (okay, yep, that’s a bit dramatic). But, this grounding and caring fruit fortifies me with so many amazing health benefits I don’t even know where to start. I know, I’m obsessed. Let’s just briefly discuss. …

So many of you have asked me what my go to morning green smoothie is, so I’m just going to get right to it. This is my every single day green smoothie breakfast blend. It’s creamy, sweet, and super delicious. Sometimes I make a batch or two… or three jarfuls and drink them throughout the day. Or save one for my hubby to have when he gets home from a long day. …

Good morning everyone. It’s nice to be back in Seattle and back to the blog and talking with all of you. I had so many thoughts on what the first post should be after a long and spectacular summer off. We’ll get to those in the coming months but today I thought we could talk a little bit about routines….

Did you know that the more deeply colored a whole food the more beautifying properties it contains?

So, let me introduce you to the blueberry.

Okay, obviously the blueberry needs no introduction. It’s a superfood that we’ve been eating of years and it’s still one of the easiest, freshest, most nutricious, and most affordable superfoods we can get our hand on.

Air fried sweet potato wedges?… Crispy and delicious with only one teaspoon of oil?… Yes please! I could eat these all day.

In this day and age the things you can do with so many amazing new kitchen appliances/gadgets are endless. I think we’ve gotten to the point that if some of these items were not in our kitchen I would be lost when it comes to quick and easy meal preps. So many quick, creative and healthy dishes come from using these tools that I can literally never run out of things to make with them. The possibilities are endless.

Here are my top 6 kitchen gadgets to own in 2017. Ranked in order. Hope you can get your hands on some of these and cook/blend/chop/spiralize/juice/air-fry your way to goodness!

I know what you’re thinking… Do I really need to buy another cookbook? Really, while there are hundreds of free recipes on so many amazing websites?

Well, let me tell you, these 6 cookbooks are worth the investment. The recipes contained within these beautiful pages are hard-found on the internet. And once you taste the dishes I guarantee you’ll what to go back for more and more…

Happy Friday everyone!! I don’t know about where you are but we’ve had some seriously confused weather here in Seattle lately. Pouring rain and 42 one day and super sunny and 68 the other. I’m so ready for spring!

More and more I feel like staying out during the beautiful days rather then spending a ton of time in the kitchen. When I get home I just don’t have the creative energy to come up with my own recipes for dinner, so those times call for some seriously good food blogs to take center stage.

Today I’m going to share with you the 6 most reached for healthy food blogs in my digital culinary library. I’ve cooked up many of their recipes for years now and at times I find myself on their pages just for inspiration and some eye candy. So, bookmark them on your smartphone or laptop because trust me with these guys you can never go wrong when you’re in the need for an amazing recipe. …

Hello Spring. Why have you not shown your face in the Pacific Northwest yet?

It’s rainy and cold and I’m in desperate need of some sunshine. If you’re in the same boat, I’ve got the perfect simple, hot, creamy, roasted, flavorful vegan tomato soup recipe for you.

Nothing says warm and snuggly as a cup of robust and soul-soothing tomato soup. Right? Especially when it’s loaded with oh so good for you nutrients like lycopene, high levels of vitamin C, folate, potassium, fiber and so much more. …

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Hi Everyone and welcome to GalaLiving! I am Milen Gala. I live, love, work and play in Seattle, Washington with my husband and our 2 kids (ages 8 and 5). We initially created GalaLiving in 2012 to share vegetarian and vegan recipes with our friends and family. In the past couple of years GalaLiving has transformed from a simple little food blog to a much loved space where several thousand people make and share our recipes and health and wellness inspirations. At GalaLiving, we like to eat wholesome, energizing dishes and incorporate lifestyle habits that keep us glowing and make us feel like a million bucks. We hope you enjoy discovering and tasting new things along with us!